Dates and times may be arbitrary human attempts to impose order amid the chaos, but the precision with which musical fads shift every time the ball drops can
Tuesdays have been pretty nice in Burlington, Vermont lately with Brett Hughes quietly refining his Honky Tonk jam sessions. For the past few months he has been joined by a rotating cast that will soon be led down to Bonnaroo by Mike Gordon.
Vanderbilt University’s RItes of Spring Music Festival has added several artists to its already impressive lineup.
The latest confirmations include Ben Lee, Matt Pond PA, and Secret Machines, joining the previously announced My Morning Jacket, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Ben Folds, and Gov’t Mule and more.
Rites of Spring, a Vanderbilt tradition for more than 30 years, is set for April 21-22 on the Nashville campus.
Other artists on the schedule include Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Blue Merle, Cary Brothers, B Young, Old Union, and Hot Buttered Rum.
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On May 16, Lotus will release their brand new CD The Strength Of Weak Ties. The new album combines the rock edge of live guitars and percussion with the synthetic bleeps and crushing beats of dance music – and it works to a stunning effect. In a live setting Lotus, plays every note on the spot and nothing is ever prerecorded. The improvisational nature of the live show leads to a spontaneity and excitement that just can
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Trey Anastasio Live: Let It Shine, a new one-hour radio special featuring Trey live on stage and in the studio, is set to air on radio stations nationwide in April 2006.
The setlist includes his best-known solo and Phish songs live, with his new band at NYC’s Madison Square Garden this past New Years Eve, and solo from an exclusive acoustic session recorded in New York a few weeks ago.
In an intimate conversation with host, Rita Houston, Trey discusses everything from his new album and songs to his time and relationship with Phish to his fledgling hockey career.
Participating stations and show details are expected to be released shortly
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Aussie buzz band Wolfmother has inked in a batch of U.S. dates between appearances at South by Southwest and Coachella.
The group has two weeks of shows booked in April, starting at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco and wrapping at Atlanta’s Drunken Unicorn. The trio will take a break from headlining duties April 4 to open for The Flaming Lips in Toronto.
The band – comprising Andrew Stockdale, Chris Ross and Myles Heskett – toured the U.S. briefly in February before heading to the U.K. for around a dozen dates.
The folks back home have been going wild over the band’s debut album since it was released in Australia last October. Fans in the U.S. will have to make do with the Dimensions EP until May 2, when the self-titled full-length is released Stateside.
Source pollstar.com.
The Walkmen will launch more than a month’s worth of North American tour dates May 24, the day after releasing their third album, A Hundred Miles Off.
The tour begins at home in New York City at Webster Hall. The group will stay on the road for five weeks, stopping for two shows at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall June 12-13 and finishing in Boston June 29.
The five-piece – comprising Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Matt Barrick, Pete Bauer and Walter Martin – will hit Coachella and the U.K. prior to the tour.
To spice things up a bit in the live department, a couple members recently decided to pull a little switcheroo, according to the band’s official Web site.
“In the past, Martin would play the organ and Maroon would play either piano or guitar; now, Bauer plays primarily piano and organs, as well as gourd and lap steel. Barrick remains behind the drums.”
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